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With Chelsea looking the goods at the top of the table, and you can get on them for the title with a Coral bonus code on bettingexpert, it’s understandable that managers will want to shoehorn as many of their players into the team as possible.

Liverpool have been blazing a trail in the attacking third, while Manchester City’s defensive frailties have seen John Stones’ stock plummet, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is now finding the net on a regular basis.

So who should you be looking to target with your winter war chest? We’ve come up with a list of four players who may tickle your fancy.

Note: Prices are at the time of writing.

Jordan Pickford

Sunderland – Goalkeeper – 4.2m

There haven’t been many bright spots for Sunderland this season but young goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is definitely one of them.

Of the top 20 points scoring goalkeepers so far this season, Pickford comes in at tenth and is the cheapest of the lot at 4.2m.

You may not trust him to play every game given Sunderland’s current position in the relegation zone but you can be certain that the 22-year-old will face a lot of shots.

Indeed, only Burnley’s Tom Heaton ranks higher in terms of saves made so far.

Marcos Alonso

At the time of writing, Marcos Alonso (73) has scored less points than fellow Chelsea defenders Cesar Azpilicueta (89) and Gary Cahill (82).

However, the 25-year-old didn’t start for the Blues until the third game of the campaign and has gone on to play every minute as a wing back in Antonio Conte’s 3-4-3 system.

Thanks to Chelsea’s penchant for clean sheets, Alonso has scored less than six points only once in the last 11 games, and his ability to get forward has seen him chip in with a couple of assists and bonus points along the way.

If Chelsea’s defence remains resolute then having one of their regular starters is a must, and Alonso comes with the added bonus of playing higher up the pitch than Azpilicueta and Cahill.

Tottenham Hotspur away aside, Chelsea’s upcoming fixtures suggest that their excellent run could continue for some time yet.

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Neil Sherwin

Co-editor of BackPageFootball.com. Writes mostly on Premier League and A-League with contributions to other sites including TheFootballSack, InBedWithMaradona and Bloomberg's BSports. Has featured on The Guardian's Football Weekly.